Take Care of Your Car and it Will Take Care of You

Winter is approaching and here in North Texas we see our share of cold weather. Nothing like many of our northern states but nonetheless, cold. The two greatest enemies of transmissions are the extreme cold and extreme heat, both of which we see. When the cold weather arrives it affects the transmission seals by contracting and creating internal and external leaks. While external leaks are visible internal leaks are not and will cause pressure loss that can cause shifting problems and/or internal damage.

It is vital that you keep an eye for external leaks, but you’ll need to bring your vehicle to 2 J’s automotive to get it thoroughly checked inside and out. The sooner you catch a problem the cheaper it will be to fix it. The longer a leak goes without being fixed the more damage it can cause to your transmission and ultimately will end up costing you more money to repair the problem.

The best way to prevent leaks is to change your transmission fluid at the manufactures recommended time frame. This usually falls between 30,000-40,000 mile range. This is also a great way to check the pan for any metal that might be an indication of transmission failure. At 2J’s Automotive we usually recommended a simple and cost efficient pan drop, fluid, filter, and gasket change over the more costly transmission flush. (more…)